Sorry about the wait, I went to Georgia for a bit, and couldn't post anything. Here it is now!

Disclaimer in chapter 1

Warning: Sad...it made me cry as I wrote this

Rating: M

Fate

Diesel faces some tough choices, when it comes to Fate

"I love Halloween," Heidi sighed, unwrapping another candy bar, "It's like the perfect excuse to pig out on all the things that are bad for you!"

"You're so right," Heidi's friend, Stephanie sighed, grabbing a pack of skittles, "I mean, we do this all the time, but, Halloween makes it alright!"

"Which is why you two are going to get massive, heavy emphasis on the 'ass' in that word," A man said, coming into the den the girls had claim, "I'm surprise you two still have men."

"You fucking son of a bitch!" Heidi snapped, grabbing a paper weight and chucking it at the man who walked in, "Go fuck off, Diesel!"

"I'd rather fuck you," Diesel said, dodging the paper weight and watching as it shattered into a million pieces, "I hope you're happy, Heidi, that was your father's paper weight, he gave It to us last month."

"He doesn't care, he has 20 other paper weights like that," Heidi shrugged, leaning back in her chair, "Besides, he only give them out, when he doesn't buy a gift."

"I feel so unloved," Diesel huffed, sitting down on the floor, close to the loveseat that Stephanie and Heidi were on, "Carlos's choice in where we vacation was spot on, I mean, using the cabin we have in the mountains, genius! We can get drunk and we won't annoy the neighbors, there aren't any!"

Stephanie nodded her head and said, "It was a good idea to get out of Trenton," grabbing the bottle of wine and pouring herself a glass, "Halloween falls on a weekend, so that means all the kids will be out at all hours of the night. Speaking of Carlos, where is my wonderful husband. "

"Right here," Carlos said, walking into the den, with a pile of wood, "Enjoying the wine Ella packed, Babe?"

"I sure am," Stephanie said, pouring Heidi a glass, "Thank you for thinking this up, a week away from the hustle and bustle of the city is what we needed."

Carlos tossed a couple logs into the fireplace and sat on the arm of the couch that Stephanie was sitting in, "I think some time in the mountains would do us some good. Fresh mountain air, clear night skies, the works, and you aren't complaining, Babe, which means, you approve of my idea."

"I do," Stephanie said, kissing Carlos on the cheek, "But, it's even better, because you let me bring all this candy!"

"Better watch out, Heidi, I think you're getting a fat pouch," Diesel teased, tickling Heidi, earning a squeal of outrage from her.

"Don't touch me, you cad!" Heidi snapped, giving Diesel a glare, "Besides, you'd still love me if I gained 60 pounds, and you better think about the next choice of words, Diesel, you do get sex from me, and you sleep right next to me."

"I would still love you if blew up to the size of an elephant, Heidi, you don't know how happy you make me," Diesel said, resting his head on Heidi's knees.

"Aww, you're so sweet Diesel," Heidi cooed, running a hand through her husband's hair.

"I said loved you, that didn't mean I would touch you…" Diesel said as if it was an afterthought, earning a look of rage from Heidi, "I was told fat sex is the bee's knees but-OUCH!"

Diesel let out a howl of agony as Heidi pinched the hell out the side of his neck. Heidi stood up, gave Diesel a glare and snapped, "You are a piece of shit! You know that, I'm going to bed, and you, can just sleep in one of the other empty guest rooms!"

Diesel sputtered loudly and then got up, lookingat Heidi's retreating back, "Fine then! I am! And I bet I'll sleep great since you won't be all over me, demanding the covers and sex, in fact, I'll sleep the whole week in the guest rooms!"

"Fine by fucking me, you piece of shit!" Heidi snapped, giving Diesel another glare, before she stomped up the stairs, to the master bedroom.

Stephanie and Carlos looked over to Diesel, who stood in front of them, with his hands on his hips, his face red with anger. He turned to the couple and said, with rage, "I fucked it up, didn't I?!"

"Yup," Stephanie said, getting up with the bottle of wine, "Come on, Carlos, let's go and relax in our rooms."

Carlos nodded his head and led Stephanie out the den, saying, "Have a lonely night, Diesel."

"Yeah, yeah, everyone's a fucking dick," Diesel sneered, sitting in front of the fire, "Yeah…"

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Diesel woke up to the sounds of footsteps across the wooden floors of the den. He had fallen asleep in the room, getting drunk off of beer, and letting the fire die out. He had meant to get up and go to the guest bedroom, but he had passed out before he could. It was now chilly in the den and the only light came from the moonlight that came through the large windows that looked over the whole valley.

Diesel let out a jaw cracking yawn and rubbed his eyes, looking over to the person who padded softly into the den, "Oh, hey Heidi, what, the bed is too big without me? I know, I made the bed myself, when I went through that mountain man phase, you know, grew that beard you loved when I went down on you."

Diesel let out a yawn and padded over to Heidi, "Hey, baby, I'm sorry what I said to you earlier that night, I mean, I'd love you no matter what, and it was rude for me to say that last part to you, will you forgive me baby?"

Heidi didn't make a sound, staring up at Diesel, with half hooded amber eyes, her eyes dull and far away. she was standing stiffly, in only a tank top and a pair of blue panties. Diesel smiled nervously and said, "Heidi, you're scaring me a bit, why don't we just go to bed, right?"

Diesel placed his hands on Heidi's shoulders, and nearly jumped in terror as she seemed to crumple up before him, in a heap. He caught the woman before she fell to the floor.

"Woah there!" Diesel said, hoisting Heidi up, "What's going on here, Heidi?"

Diesel placed a hand on his wife's forehead, frowning when her skin felt cool. Nothing was wrong with her, so…maybe she was sleepwalking. Though, Heidi was never one for sleep walking, he wondered what was going on with his wife.

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"I feel so tired," Heidi groaned, lying her head on the kitchen table, pushing her half eaten meal away, "It's like I never went to bed last night."

"Maybe it was a nightmare," Stephanie suggested, snagging the rest of Heidi's pancakes, "You did drink a lot of wine and you did fight with Diesel."

"Yeah, maybe that's it," Heidi said, rounding on her husband, "Plus, he was in the bed, you're lucky I'm so tired, I would have kicked your ass from here to Peru!"

"You were the one who spent half the night sleepwalking," Diesel said, throwing his hands up, "I thought you wanted me back in the bed, shit, I even apologized, though, it was a moot point, seeing as you were sleeping walking."

"Strange, I don't remember sleep walking," Heidi said, softly, rubbing her temples, "It doesn't matter, I'm going back to bed, my head hurts, and the smell of this bacon us making me sick…"

Heidi stood up, and had to catch herself, as she swayed, her world tilting. Carlos got up and caught Heidi, before she toppled into the table, "I'll help you upstairs, we don't want you passing out on us, right?"

Heidi nodded her head, closing her eyes, "Right."

"I'll bring you up some mint ginger tea and broth," Diesel said to his wife, earning listless nod from her.

Stephanie shook her head and said, "Diesel, is Heidi okay? Is she sick, she just looked so pale."

"I don't know what's wrong with her," Diesel sighed, getting up to clean up the table, "Maybe it's just the change of elevation, it can make a person sick, you know."

"I hope she gets better soon," Stephanie sighed, tapping her chin, "I hate seeing Heidi like this."

"I do too," Diesel said, grabbing the kettle, "I do too."

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Diesel woke up to the sounds of the Balcony door opening. He turned in the bed, and watched as Heidi walked out into the chilly night air, wearing one of Diesel's flannel shirt. Diesel got up quickly, the moment Heidi walked over to the railing and climbed on top of it.

"Heidi!" Diesel exclaimed, running over to the woman, "Heidi! Don't jump!"

Heidi's head turned slowly, and she looked over to Diesel. Her eyes were half closed and her face was slack. She seemed to be sleepwalking again, though, it disturbed Diesel as to how well Heidi was keeping her balance on the wooden railing.

"Heidi?" Diesel asked, walking over to the woman, "Please…"

Heidi's eyes widened and she gave him an unnatural smile, before jumping off the railing and landing gracefully on the ground below. Diesel let out a sound, clutching his chest and watching as Heidi quickly walked over to the lake that stood close by near the cabin. Diesel's eyes widened in horror, and he took off after Heidi. By the time he got to her, she was waist deep in the chilly water and she had yet to wake up from sleepwalking.

"Heidi!" Diesel said, grabbing the woman and pulling her back, "Heidi, you need to wake up!"

The moment Diesel, grabbed her, Heidi fell limp in his arms, her eyes closed. Diesel dragged her back to the shoreline and picked her up, carrying her back into the cabin.

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"She jumped right off the fucking balcony and went right to the lake!" Diesel snapped, wrapping more blankets around his wife, "I don't know what kind of sleepwalking this is, but she's going to kill herself if it keeps up any longer!"

"Do you think she needs a doctor?" Carlos asked softly, pulling Diesel away from Stephanie, "You know…like before?"

"No," Diesel hissed softly, shaking his head, "Heidi doesn't need a doctor, she's fine, just a lot of sleepwalking, you know a change in elevation can fuck you up."

"Yeah, like ear popping and stomach aches," Carlos said, watching Diesel worrying his lip, "But, she's been sleepwalking and jumping down two stories falls, I think we need to get her to a doctor. You still have her doctor's phone number, right?"

"She's not sick," Diesel said turning to his wife, "She's fine, it's just a little sleep walking, okay Carlos, she's just sleep walking."

"She looks so pale," Stephanie said softly, running a hand through Heidi's hair, "Like the life is being drained from her, I think maybe we should get her some medical help."

"Look, if it pleases you, if she's not better by the day before Halloween, we'll go home and take her to get medical help," Diesel said earning two long looks from Stephanie and Carlos, "That's only two days away, okay! Two days!"

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It scared Diesel, the way Heidi seemed to just move through the day. She had gotten paler, her face drawn from fatigue. She dragged her feet as she walked through the house, like some kind of ghost. Earlier that morning, she climbed down the stairs, sat down in front of fireplace in the den and hardly moved an inch. She had thrown up several times during the day. Diesel had given her weak broth and teas, but that made ill, even warm water made her sick. He couldn't give her any medicine for the splitting headaches she had, all he could do was rub salves on her chest, and hope that the medicinal scents would help her pain. It hurt Diesel to see Heidi crying in her sleep. He wished there was something he could do.

"Diesel," Diesel turned to look over to Heidi, who lay in bed, staring at the man, "Come here…"

"Hey, Baby," Diesel said with a soft smile, cuddling Heidi up against him, "How are you feeling."

"Tired," Heidi said with a weak smile, "Diesel, can you tell me about this cabin, I want to know."

"Oh, well, you know I had it built a few years back," Diesel said petting Heidi's limp hair, "I don't know what else you want to know, I mean you were with me when they put the frame up."

"Diesel…there used to be another cabin, in the same spot, right?" Heidi asked, turning to look at her husband, "Diesel?"

Diesel ran his fingers down Heidi's cheek and said, "Yes, way back when I was a child, this property has been in my family for a long time, and when I was a child, me and my parents and my brother used to come here for the Fall."

"Brother?" Heidi asked, looking up at Diesel, "You have a brother? Why haven't I met him?"

"Because, he died, a long time ago, in the original cabin," Diesel said his eyes far away, "There had been a bad storm, and the roof caught fire. Our parents had gone into town to get supplies, so it was just me and my brother. Somehow, I got out alive, but my brother had been climbing out the window when the whole cabin just seemed to collapse, and he had still been inside…he died that night, and it still haunts me."

"I loved my brother very much," Diesel sighed hugging Heidi to him, "I thought….I thought I'd never get over his death, but I had to, I had to live on, for him, I just had to."

Heidi nodded her head and she said, "Diesel…why did you rebuild the cabin?"

"I don't know," Diesel said softly, looking out the windows, "I guess, it's just fate that led me back to this place."

"Fate….." Heidi said, before she fell asleep in Diesel's arms.

Diesel looked down at Heidi, wondering why she had asked that question and how she knew about the old cabin, he had never told her about it before today.

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That night, Diesel dreamt of his brother dying in the cabin fire. He watched as his brother reached out for him the flames licking at his small arms. He had been so young when he died, his bright blue eyes were wide with pain and horror, and his mouth moving saying words that Diesel couldn't hear. Diesel had tried to saved his brother, but he couldn't, the flames had been hot, too hot, he had felt his hair singe as he got closer to the burning cabin. Diesel could only watch with horror as his brother was consumed by the flames, his skin burning away, his hair catching fire. The small mouth moved one last time and through the roar of the fire, Diesel heard;

"Fate, Big brother, it's all fate…"

It was a scream that woke Diesel up. Diesel turned to see Heidi twisting and turning on the bed, sobbing loudly, and pulling at her hair, clawing at her scalp. She was screaming in between sobs, arching her back and curling her body.

"Heidi!" Diesel exclaimed, grabbing the woman and shaking her gently, "Heidi, wake up! What's going on, baby, please!"

"Tell them to stop!" Heidi sobbed her eyes clenched shut, "Stop the voices in my head! They want you to die, they keep telling me that you're going to die! Tell them to stop!"

"Diesel!" Diesel turned, seeing Stephanie and Carlos in the doorway of the master bedroom.

"Go get help!" Diesel said quickly, "Go into town and get help, I don't want to move her, she might hurt one of us or herself, please, call her doctor as well!"

Stephanie took a step forward, but Carlos grabbed her and shook her head, leading her out the bedroom.

"Don't touch me!" Heidi screeched arching away from Diesel, "Don't touch me! it burns! Stop burning my skin! Make them stop talking! Please! Don't lock me away, They're real Daddy! They're real! Tell the voices to stop!"

Diesel backed away from Heidi, who fell limp on the bed, having passed out. He was holding his chest and looking at Heidi with terror. He had seen her break down like this once before, and he knew what had to be done, Heidi needed more than medical help, she needed mental help.

"It's okay, Heidi," Diesel said, walking over to Heidi's form, "We're going to get help for you soon."

Heidi shifted on the bed and looked up her, eyes dull, seemly dead. She turned to Diesel and smiled saying in a voice that Diesel knew by heart, "Brother, you came back, I knew you would!"

Diesel scrambled away from Heidi, who got up on her knees, looking at Diesel with a soft expression on her face. No! this was some kind of cruel sick joke! Heidi, what was she doing to him?! "Heidi, what are you playing at? This isn't some kind of joke!"

"Brother, it's no joke," Heidi said, her dull eyes were wide with happiness, "Brother it's me, Leo, only I would know that you broke mother's favorite vase, and you blamed it on a surprise earthquake. I promised not to tell anyone but you…."

"No, you're dead, you're dead!" Diesel said looking at Heidi, his eyes wide, "How are you-"

"Your wife is a highly gifted Medium, though everyone calls her crazy, even you did, right, Brother. The voices in her head it was me, I've been using her life force to try to communicate with you, and now, I did it! I can talk to you easily through her now! Though, she and the baby she's carrying are almost dead."

"What….Heidi's pregnant?" Diesel asked breathlessly, looking at Heidi's form, "With my child, she's carrying my child."

"Yes, and between the baby and me feeding from her, I'm surprised she's not dead," Leo said, looking at Diesel, "But it doesn't matter now, soon we'll all be together, brother, we will all be together."

Diesel covered his face as lighting struck the house, causing it to rumble and heave. Diesel looked up hearing flames crackle on top of the roof. Diesel looked over to Heidi's form and he said, "Leo! Please, let Heidi go, she doesn't deserve to die! She isn't a part of this."

"It's okay," Leo said with a smile as the roof began to fall around them, "She'll be happier where we're going.

Diesel shook his head, getting up and going over to Heidi's possessed form, "Let her go, Leo, get out of my wife's body!"

"Never! It's fate, Diesel! You were meant to die that night, you were supposed to die with me that night in the cabin fire! Now, I'll make sure you die, by killing her and the baby along with you!"

Diesel shook his head and grabbed Heidi's shoulders, "No, she's going to live, I'll make sure of that!"

"What are you doing!?" Leo asked, as Diesel lifted Heidi up into his arms, "Brother! She's going to die with you, that way, you'll have to die too, like you were fated too long ago!"

Diesel shook his head, looking down at Heidi's form, "No, Heidi's going to live, and I promise you, I'll live up to fate's expectation, alright, I will."

Diesel had to move quickly, as the flames were consuming everything quickly. He made his way down the stairs and over to the front door, which he wrenched opened, ignoring the scorching heat from the flames. Diesel walked down the porch and placed Heidi on the cold wooden swing set that was close by to the house, and then said to Leo, "Leo, let her go, I accept, okay, I accept…"

Leo gave him a smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother..." before Heidi's eyes closed.

Instantly, Heidi's form crumpled to the side and Diesel ran his hands over Heidi's face, "I love you…" he said, kissing her lips, before he heard groaning underneath him, and the ground gave way and everything went dark. The last thing on his mind was Heidi and her smile.

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"How are you feeling?" Diesel asked Heidi, watching her gently sit down in the chair across from him, holding two paper cups full to the brim with hot tea, "Is the baby kicking?"

"Of course she is," Heidi said softly, looking over to her husband, "Would you like to feel her, the doctor said she should be kicking now."

Diesel smiled nervously and placed a hand on the swollen belly in front of him. He smiled broadly, feeling the small fluttering of tiny limbs against his hand. He looked up at Heidi who smiled down at him and said, "I can't believe I had a part in creating this tiny life, I'm glad I survived this basement collapsing underneath my feet."

Heidi smiled and placed her hands over Diesel hand, "So am I, Diesel so am I."

Diesel leaned forward and kissed her lips, before he turned, seeing some people looking over at them, "Shit, it's like they've never seen a pregnant woman get a kiss, right Heidi? Come on, let's go, Carlos and Stephanie are waiting for us"

Diesel pulled Heidi up and led her out the small café and out into the cool March air. Heidi paused Diesel and said, "Calm down, my legs are still kind of weak, since that night, I don't want to fall, I really should have carried my cane."

"It's alright," Diesel said with a smile, "If you fall, I'll catch you."

Heidi nodded her head and she said, "Come along, we're going on a ride, it'll be the last one before the baby comes, I think I won't be traveling for a bit."

"Heidi," Stephanie said, hugging the woman to the side, "how are you feeling? Do you need something to eat, or drink, you are carrying a baby in you."

"I'm fine," Heidi reassured Stephanie, before she hugged Carlos, "Come on now, let's hurry this up, I…I need to do this before I change my mind."

Carlos nodded his head and said, "It's a good thing you're doing, It'll be a weight off your shoulders."

Heidi smiled softly and said, turning to Diesel, "Come on, Diesel, we have a ways to go."

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"Heidi, why are we here?" Diesel asked, looking over to Heidi, who looked grimed face, looking outside the window of the SUV, "Heidi, I told you, we wouldn't be coming back here, why are we back here now?"

"For closure," Heidi said turning to her husband, grabbing his hand, "For my sake, alright, please, amuse this pregnant woman and her silly request."

Carlos looked over to Stephanie, who shook her head and then nodded slowly. Carlos parked the SUV and said to Heidi, "We're here, do you need us to go with you?"

"No, I'll be fine," Heidi said with a smile, before she got out the SUV, Diesel shot out right behind her.

"Hell no it's not okay, if you come up to the burned down cabin by yourself!" Diesel said, walking beside Heidi, "I told you, we would never return here again! Too many bad memories!"

Heidi ignored Diesel and stopped in front of the charred remains of the cabin, looking past the burnt out shell and over to the area where the wooden swing used to sit. Diesel paused and looked over as well, and saw a single grey headstone in the grassy spot. Heidi smiled sadly and walked over to it, once she got closer, she smiled and said, crouching in front of it, "Diesel, it's time you knew the truth…."

"No," Diesel said, looking at the grey headstone, "Heidi, no…this is a lie, it's a fucking lie!"

"Diesel…." Heidi said turning to her husband, "You died last October in the fire, they found your remains in the basement, Carlos told me that you got me out, and then the ground gave way and you fell into the workshop of your basement. The fire swept through that area as well, I'm so sorry, Diesel...I'm so, so sorry."

"Heidi…" Diesel said as Heidi touched his cheek, his eyes staring at the grey headstone which bore:

"Here Lies Thaddeus 'Diesel' Vladimir

Husband, Father, Friend and Brother

Born April 24, 1976

Died October 31, 2013

"How can you…" Diesel started but Heidi shook her head and said, "Remember, that night? Your brother, he told you why, I'm a Medium, I can communicate with the dead, I thought it was normal, I had been doing it for so long, it came naturally for me, which was why Daddy had me committed. It's the reason why when I had that breakdown, you and Carlos called my Doctor. Diesel, I'm the only one who could see you, the people were giving me stares because it looked like I was talking to myself."

"I'm dead?" Diesel croaked, earning a nod from Heidi, "Oh baby, oh baby, I'm sorry, so sorry, can you forgive from leaving you and our child to live in this world alone?"

"I've already forgiven you, Diesel," Heidi said, cupping her husband's chin and kissing his lips, "It was fate, remember, you were meant to have died all those years back, you were living on borrowed time, you've made so many people happy. I'll make sure your daughter knows all about her father, and how brave and how wonderful he was. I love you Diesel…"

"I love you too," Diesel said softly, hugging Heidi, "I'll keep watch over you two, you'll never be alone."

"I know that," Heidi said with a smile, turning to hear a child's cough.

Diesel looked over and said, "Leo, what are you doing here?"

"Here to take you back with me!" Leo said with a smile, "I'm sorry I almost killed you Heidi, can you forgive me?"

Heidi let out a weak sob and nodded her head, "I've forgiven you, Leo, please, take good care of him from me, okay?"

The little boy smiled, his blue eyes dancing with happiness, "Of course I will," before he ran over and grabbed Diesel's hand, "Come on, where we're going, we can play in the forest all day, Brother!"

Diesel cupped Heidi's chin and said, "Goodbye Heidi, I'll always keep you in my heart."

"Likewise, Diesel," Heidi sobbed, wiping her eyes free of tears, "Go on, Leo seems antsy…"

Diesel looked down at his brother and said, "Well, lead the way, you always knew where the best spots were, Leo."

"Heidi?" Heidi turned quickly, seeing Carlos and Stephanie staring at her, their eyes full of concern, "Are you okay? Is Diesel gone now?"

Heidi turned to where she last saw Diesel and Leo and sighed, seeing nothing but emptiness; Diesel had truly left the living world. Heidi shuddered and nodded her head, "Yes, they're gone now, he's crossed over to the land of the dead, I think it had to take him looking at his headstone for him to know that he died."

Carlos wrapped an arm around Heidi, and said, "We miss him too, it must have been hard for you to see him, after being told that he had died in the fire."

"It had been a shock," Heidi said, looking over to Carlos, "So, you don't think I'm crazy anymore?"

"No, I never did, I thought that your gifts had gotten too wld and would have killed you, now I know you have power over them, and for that, I'm glad you got to spend a few precious months with him, even if it was spiritually."

Heidi rubbed her stomach and said with a smile, "I am too, I'm going to make sure that his child knows all about him, so that he's never forgotten, fate is a fickle thing, right, Diesel?"

END

(I wanted some sadness, I think I over did it... :L Reviews are loved, if there are errors in this tale, it's my own fault, it is Unbetaed!)